Election 2024: Home straight for Sunak and Starmer as polling day approaches July 1, 2024 Rishi Sunak and Sir Keir Starmer are set to enter the home straight this week as the general election campaign enters its final few days.
London life: Why even the wealthy are paying more, as cost of renting in hot spots soars May 9, 2023 The wealthy are not immune to the capital’s strained housing market with rent in prime London locations including Chelsea and Mayfair rising 50 per cent in just two years due to a lack of supply. The average rent of premier London pads grew by 50 per cent in the 24 months to April, according to [...]
FTSE 100’s winners and losers in 2022 December 19, 2022 The Christmas lull is setting in. Investors are bracing to turn off their screens and get away from the daily City grind. Trading volumes on the FTSE 100 are thinning. It’s also that time of year when financial journalists pick through the UK’s worst (and best) performing stocks over the past 12 months. Without further [...]
London estate agent Dexters continues growth on improved market share and Marsh & Parsons deal June 25, 2024 The largest London-only property specialist has continued its unstinting track record of year-on-year growth in 2023, suggesting the capital's property market remains in vibrant despite restrictive supply and higher rates choking off demand.
Here’s what I believe sets Bitcoin apart from the stock markets October 24, 2023 Susie Violet Ward gives her take on the future of Bitcoin and its relationship with traditional investments like gold and the stock market.
Spring Budget 2024: What are business groups lobbying for? February 29, 2024 Firms up and down the UK are waiting in anticipation for Jeremy Hunt and the Treasury to reveal the contents of next week’s Spring Budget.
Let’s be honest, stamp duty is a terrible tax killing economic growth and productivity September 22, 2022 Tomorrow’s mini-budget is turning into a super-budget. The changes were already looking drastic, from the energy price freeze and scrapping the bankers’ bonus to reversing the national insurance and corporate tax rises. The latest reports suggest the prime minister and her chancellor are even intending to cut stamp duty. “This is about growing the size [...]
Burberry: Analysts say ‘a lot to be desired’ after profit slip May 15, 2024 British fashion house Burberry reported a decline in operating profit for the full year as the brand continues to feel the pinch from consumers reducing spending on luxury items.
Sureserve unveils strong trading update powered by growing order book October 11, 2022 Sureserve has posted a bullish trading update, revealing its order book has bounced sixteen per cent this year, rising to £585m.
We’ve overegged the power of interest rates and now we’re paying the price June 21, 2023 Interest rates aren't a policy tool for central banks, but rather an important pricing mechanism. Yet since the 1080s central bankers have been doing it all wrong, creating crisis after crisis, writes Max Rangeley